BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:244@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151030T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151030T223000 DTSTAMP:20150913T172703Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/williamson-gallery-special-event -perfect-featuring-work-by-davy-kristin-mcguire/ SUMMARY:Williamson Art Gallery & Museum: Williamson Gallery: Special Event: Perfect? Featuring work by Davy & Kristin McGuire DESCRIPTION:PERFECT?\n\nOn the night before Halloween on Friday 30 October 2015\, the Williamson Art Gallery will be hosting a ticketed event called Perfect? to showcase the newly commissioned artwork STARKERS from internat ionally renowned multi media artists\, Davy and Kristin McGuire in an alte rnative evening with music\, dance and surprises. Add creative food\, bar\ , music from Manchester based O>\;L>\;A with their dreampop\, ambient sound and DJ Riv who recently headlined Manchester Pride\, and the evening sounds Perfect?\n\nTicket price: £16 and £20 which includes transport f rom Liverpool City Centre\nBuy tickets: Perfect? Friday\, 30 October 2015 from 19:30 to 22:30\n\n[caption id="attachment_63263" align="alignright" w idth="200"] Pauline by Davy &\; Kristin McGuire[/caption]\n\nIn May\, i t was announced that the Williamson Art Gallery and Wirral Museums had dra matically gained the public vote during a contest with 4 other national ve nues to host a major exhibition in October working with the artists and be part of the new Museums at Night autumn nationwide events similar to Ligh t Night. The site specific piece STARKERS Davy and Kristin McGuire explore s the idea of perfection and the female form. Using projection\, voice and music the artists animate a gallery space\; creating an inimitable experi ence that challenges the traditional preconceptions of the Williamson Art Gallery &\; Museum and its collections.\n\nMore information on Perfect? Museums at Night at the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum\n\n[caption id= "attachment_63262" align="alignright" width="300"] Hitchcocks - Psycho by Davy &\; Kristin McGuire[/caption]\n\nVisitors will be free to roam thr ough the galleries at night\, giving them an alternative experience of the spaces and the exhibitions. After passing through a dynamic exhibition co mmissioned for one night only\, and past the wonderful Hitchcock Trilogy – 3 paper installations by the McGuires\, the night-time voyeurs will fi nally arrive at STARKERS.\n\nThe night will include private views for two new exhibitions drawn from the collections that are inspired by the work o f Davy and Kristin. The first thought-provoking exhibition will explore th e female nude as a cultural reference point through time. The second will explore themes and ideas developed in the McGuire’s installation. Both e xhibitions will draw items from the Williamson’s collections giving an o pportunity to see works in a new context.\n\nMany thanks to the sponsors J amworks for their support.\n\nAny profit made from the evening will be giv en to the Friends of the Williamson Art Gallery and Wirral Museums to cont ribute to the refurbishment of the QUAD into a garden accessible for all.\ n\nIsn’t that… Perfect?\n\nAnd the dress code – come as you are!\n\n Please visit Davy and Kristen McGuire’s website ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2015/09/williamson-perfect.jpg LOCATION:Williamson Art Gallery & Museum\, Slatey Road\, Birkenhead\, Wirra l\, CH43 4UE\, Wirral\, United Kingdom GEO:53.384568;-3.040443 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Slatey Road\, Birkenhead\, Wirral\, CH43 4UE\, Wirral\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wil liamson Art Gallery & Museum:geo:53.384568,-3.040443 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20151025T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR